Tally attachment for type-writing machines.



G. P. WATT. TALLY ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

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WULVESSES G. F. WATT. TALLY ATTACHMENT PCR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 11mm, 1909.

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TALLY ATTACHMENT FOR TYlE WRITING MACHINES.

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APPLICATION FILED PEB.2,1909.

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UNITEDSTATES PAEENT oFnioE-.i

GEORGE F. 'WAT'.U, OF HABRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO `ELLIOT1IE'ISHEB COMPANY, OF BARBISBUBG, P:ENNSYLVANIA,- A COREOBATION OF'DELAWARE.

TALLY .ATTcHMEN'r non TYPEWRITING MACHINES.

Specication of Letters Patent. Patentfd Dec. 23, 1913.

Application led February 2, 1909. Serial No. 475,628.

To a/ vwhom t may concern Be it known thatI, GEORGE 1".' lVA'i'r, a citizen of the United States of. America, residing at Harrisburg, 'in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve` the-idea inrolvedfin. Patent N0.-8-l6,671`V t0 Kinfr and 'Milstead-fand in the cof-pending application for-patent of Joraii i Ziegler No. 388,785. lathe Kiiigand' l\Ii-ls'tead `patent is disclosed`altljat 'platen-pr book typewriter characterized. by-fagstation-ary `flat. platen over which is'disposed' machine frame movable -longji/tudinal ly'of the platen to liney space the Writing, which is accomplished vby downwardly' acting printing mechanism mountedironf'a carriage which trayelstrans vcrsely" of the platen" 'on-the machine frame to letter space thewritin'g. To this machine the tally attachmnt is applied.

' or web vWound iiponand extended between machine. The' unused tally is fed forward from the rear carrier and-Wound upon the vfront carrier by the action of the liuc spacing mechanism which advances the machine frame step-bystep lengthwise of the platen and the completed" tally record is removed from the. machine by unwindingthe printed portion of the tally fi'omvthc front support of the carrier.

In the Zieglerapplication the King and Milstead structure .was improved upon hyproviding the tally stripwith. line spacingr It consists of front and rear carriers for thetally stripmechanism distinct from that of the typewriter, but so arranged 'that while the operation of the machine line spacing mechanism would not effect the feeding of the.

tally strip, the .operation of the tally line spacing mechanism would 'effect the line spacing movement -of both the tally strip and the machine; This arrangement avoided thewasteful feeding of the ta'lly strip during the printing of the body of the bill, l

but insured proper line spacing of the tally strip and machine after the entry of the bill totals on the strip,

AY further development' which characterized tlie Ziegler construction was a novel arrangement of the tally carriers which made it possible to locate the tally strip at ditferentpoints' Widthwise of the platen and to more readily remove the printed tally record from the machine. These results, however, were only obtainable by what now appears to be a very cumbersome and time-consum,-

ing adjustment of the parts.

' The object of my invention, stated generally, is to produce an improved construction embodying all of the desirable characteristics of boththe King and; Milstead and Ziegler constructions and adapted to effect4 the -sameends With greater facility and additional ends by simple 'and efficient means. 'More specifically, one object of the invention is to provide means ivlieiebythe tally strip may be readily .shifted into and .out of operativeposition thus eliminating the necessity for entirely removing the' tally strip or fortearing awayv that portion which lies opposite the platen, in the manner which has heretofore been customary, when it is not desired to secure a tally record'ofany portion of the matter printed.

' To the accomplishment of this end thein- `vention consists in piovidinv the-'machine ivith front and rear tally carriers adjustable to dispose the tally strip' at the desired point and' shift-able in unison into and out of its operative position.

A further object is to provide :for the feeding of the tally strip from front to rear so that the numbers printed thereoirwill appear in sequence from to`p to bottom instead lof having their natural order reversed, as

heretofore, it being understood that when the tally vis fed from rear to front, as in the earlier constructions) above referred to,r the last lentry appears atthe top ofthe tally record insteadiof occupying its natural position at the bottom thereof. This object is accomplished 'byprovidingl tally line spacing ,mechanism includin'nf an actuatormounted at the front4 ofthe machine frame and arranged to^ operate, through intermediate mechanism,

the rear tally carrier whichin this instance `constitutes'.one of a pair of 'feed rolls be- -tweenfwsliich the rear end' ofthe tally strip tating`the renewal of the supply roll. Tov this endthe tally roll is removably mounted twosecondary bearing is fed from-a supply rollI mounted on the f 'rontcarrie TA still further object is to provide means facilitating the. detachment of the printed portion'ofthe tally strip. To this end the 15" rearend ofthe strip-is fed back over a paper tableA fromA the',feeding rolls and under a cutter acrossl which the extended rear end ofthe tally record may be drawn and severed when desired.

Another object is to provide means facilim the frameat the front of the machine by .slipping the roll Vover a spindle mounted 1n open bearings inthe trame and held in place by a spring-urged plate, serving both as a guard plate and as a tension device for the roll, one of the tallyfeeding rolls at the rear of the machine being mounted in a movable journal frame by means of which the feed rolls may be separated when desired to facilitate the threadingof the rear end of the tally strip.

Subordinate-^to the various objects stated are vothers which will hereinafter appear as the succeedingdescription of the illustrated 'embodimentof the invention is developed.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is 'a'plan view of a portion of an Elliott- Fisher; typewriter equipped with my tally attachment, the tally being shown out of use or in its inoperative position in full lines and the operative position of the -tally strip being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same subject-matter with the tally strip moved over somewhat from the position shown in Fig.'1.- Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the subjectmatter'of Fig. 2. Fig.`4 is an end elevation of the machine equipped with my invention,

old and well-known parts of the typewriting machine being omitted. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the relation of the tally strip,'and its supports and guides, to the frame o f the typewriter. Fig. 6 is a-sectional view ,through the line spacing mechanism. Fig. 7 is a. detail view of the primary -bearing plate. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the plates. Fig. 9 is a detail viewof'that portlon of the tallyline spacing mechanism-whichis directly asso-f cated with the feed ions. rig, lois a detail viewshowingL the connection -between the tally line spacelever and the adjacent clement 0f theta-11X lille Spacing mechanism:

Fig. 11 is a. detail perspective view of 4the front tally frame with the" tally roll in place. Fig. 124 is a similar'view ofthe rear tally frame' showing the manner in which the rear endv of the tally strip is detached. Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the rear tally frame, showingthe journal frame in normal position and indicating in dotted lines vthe position to which the frame is moved for the purpose of separating the feed rolls,' and Fig. 1st is a detail perspective view ot one end of the primary feed roll.

Each part wherever shown is indicated by a reference character appropriated to it.

l indicates the stationary fiat platen of the Elliott-Fisher billing machine or' typewriter. Longitudinally of this -platen eX- tend tracks 2 upon which travels the maare indicated by 6 in Figs. 2 and 3. The

printing mechanism is downwardlyacting and the work sheet, asfor instance a bill o r the like, is supported in a flat, spreadout condition on the-platen, as indicated at a in Fig. 3.

The main frame 3 of the machine is advanced step-by-step over the platen 'by vline' spacing mechanism which includes a spacing sha-ft7 extending across the front of the frame 3 and carrying pinions 8 which mesh with the toothed tracks 2.- The shaft 7 is afforded bearings in brackets 9,110 and 11 secured to the front of the frame 3. 'The brackets 10 and ll are located adjacent -to the right hand end of the'shaftand between them the shaft is providedwith a knurled wheel 12 fixed to theshaft and 'a rocker arm 13 loose on' said shaft 7.

-A -linespacing lever. or actuator 14 is pivoted at-the free endvof thel rocker arm 13 and is arrangedto engage theknurled wheel 12. to rotate the same andy thus rotate` the pinions 8 for the :purpose-of causing the machine to travel along the tracks 2 the distance of one line spacewhen the-actu ator 14 is drawn forward. Forward move- Iment of the 'actuator is-liniited Vby a stop 15 projecting from the bracket 10, see Fig'.

12, and a .retract'mg spring 16 serves to retract the .rocker arm 13 and actuator 14 laiter each line spacing operation. The throw of the line spacing lever' or actuator 14', and thus vthe extent of 'the line spacemovement vofthe machine is regulated by ag Vvariable stopmechanisn'i'17 which limitsthe return movement of the lever. v

The linespacing mechanism described is that ordinarily employedon the Fisher type made for amore' specific disclosure than is considered necessary for the `present purthe tally attachment is provision whereby a comparatively narrow'strip of paper known as the' tally sheet or strip carried by. 'the 'machine frame-andxtended between the AWriting surface and the printing mechanism* and imposedabore fthe'. right hand margin.

'of a bill( -The'nnder side.:oftlietally strip'u is'carbonizedgusnally with two contrasting colors, as forinsta'nce red and black, in longitudinalstripes or bands and whenthe. -debit'andfcredit totalsot' the-bill are print:

- ed, the'pr'inting point of the machine is 'aboxje the-.tally strip so that these totals are p'rintedjontlie strip .and are transferred to 'the subjacent bi ll.

recordofidebit-andi-credit.'totals :is -made simultaneously withY theni'akin'g out of the bills.' ilrtthe'en'dof .the day,' or any other period, 'the 'printed portion of the tally strip removed and constitutes'a tallyA or-check objectionable; vcharacteristicsf hare noted, as hereto-fore premised.l On'e' of 'these' 'orthe.billing accomplished Vwithin -th'e period 1fiafm'ed-j-v 1 In'the ca nstructions already proposed two been pearedf at tlieltop; of .the strip instead i off at .orfonltearing away a -portionoflthe tally strip-when avv lallyzrecord is 'not' desired.

" The xne'clianisinsto-fbe describedA has been,

designed ffiy-'itli-specizil' reference' "to "overcom i ngthe tivo primary' ect'ions notedas .wellfasothers of subordinate character.

I Tli'eftally 'striplS-'isled overthe platen and i. nnlerltliefmaehine framefromga supply rolli' 1.9] 15'121 and '22'located in rear. 0f'. th Haine "see rig; The i011 19.- is SuPPoftfd Pm a.: gore'orf carrier 23liaving extendedfcnds' or trniinions 24 Y which are .afforded .bea-rings .inopen-ended'slots in.'the"yertical' side nec-tino; the side plates. at their lower-'edges v front tally trame 27. 4.The front tal'ly fran'1e` -27 comprises'thef two side membersorplates '2G-'and a transverse horizontalplatev 2S con# and constitutingaftally guide under -which the' tally-'isled close' above .the writing sur face of -theplatenfrom the. roll 19, the.

By this 'means a tallyV front edge. of the plate or guide "28 being curved. upwardly, as indica-ted at Q9, to avoid anabrupt .angle inthe tally strip.

The front'tally frame Qis provided with a combined cover plate and tension member 7@ 30 hinged `to the side members Q6, as indicated at 31', and normallyT drawn down upon the upper surfaceof the roll 19 by a spring 'The lower' end of the spring 82 is securedl to the bottom plate Q8 yof the frame 75 .27 and its upper end is secured to the'comb ined'corcr and tension plate 30 ata point in advance of. the' axis of the latter when said plate 30' is in its`normal or depressed' don-n .t'he plate'O -with' suflicient force to cause -the latter to'act as'a' tension device or brake 'for-thesap l'y'- roll of the tally istrip, but when the p 'atei 30' is elevated to lthe. positionshown 'in dotted -.li nes" in Fig. 3,5 5, thepoint of. connection between' thespring and plate will liein a. .plane in 'rear ofthe axis of the plate, which will thusbejheld in elevated position. T he spring 32 will thus be seento hold the. plate-'in eitlier position 9.3' Vto which the plate-is moved Abyhand.

fj l adjacent tothe longer rearl cornersof the side. .plates 26' I arev formed .openings 33 for tne' reception'of a 'bar-3i extended across the front ofthe'fr'aineand secured thereto at 95 'its opposite end s'by bracketsjz see Figs. 2 `and S. The bracket pla-tes 35 'are interposed betweenV tliemain rame andthe brackets 9 and 10,.'an'd vare'secnr'ed by the screws constitutes a guide-furthe front tally frame v.which latterls sliiftable along said' rod in. a direction? transterseto the platen for 'the purpose 'of isposing fthetally. strip in 0 1. out -of operative?position. 1 'The' ta1 eeding-jrolls 21V -and. 22' are mounted in a-.rear'tallyframe 3G comprising lside-plates'iandgfa bottom plate 38,-t-he #latter beingfslott ,lasindicated ati' 39,to

accommodate-f i th ica .npwarcllythrough' said slot tothe feed rolls 21 and-22. :The front Alendlofj the bottom jplat-z--- S-8l is; 'extended -orwardly beyond' the sideplates' andl's'carried down and under ftheiar-lbottonybarof 'the frame. 3 to con- -115 'stitutefthejnpperf memberf40 of the rear 'tally fgudefdl, the lofWer member or plate 42 of .whiehs secli'redfat its' rear` end' to the. bottomzw'fvall 38 in rear off the slot 39 andliaSL' its'. frontend extended horizontally to; a. 12o ointjconsiderably inadvance ofthe front- .edge 'ofthe *upper member .40 of the guide. v'The plate 42thus supports. that part of .the

Ahori'zf'onta-l.' portionof the tally strip 'which i of the machinejndalso-acts as aA guard 'to 4'the edge .of aprimary worksheet when the position. The spring 32 thus acts to drawA 30 utilized"toretairrSadbrackets- The-bar 34 10)` aan strip 'which 'va-WS 116- extendsrearwardlyfrom theprinting point 125 prevent the tally' strip from'contactingw-ith f tweenthe. upper and lower feed rolls- 21`- tween the feed rolls a curved guide plate'43 is extended upwardly and rearwardly. fromthe front edge othevslot 39 in the bottom plate of the rear tall-y iframe;l 'Thus if the rear end of the tally'strip is passed into therear guide 41 it-is' guided upwardly to.

the slot'39 by the curved portion of the plate l42 and its advancing edge is then caught by the plate 43 and directed to the pass beand 22.

wardly extended and slightly upwardly in- Qlined paper table 44 in the form of a metal plate having an angular front endcarried under and secured to the bottom plate 3S of the frame 36. The table 44, which may be termed the tally table, supports the'y printed portion of the tally above ,the platen andc'arries it a suiiicient distance in rear of the machine to prevent the loose rear end of the'tally from being caught underthc machine as the latter is moved back and forth in the act of billing.

The upper or secondary vfeed roll 22 is provided with trunnions 45 resting within upwardly opening bearing slots 46 inthe side plates 37-and to 'these trunnions are secured springs 47 having their lower ends secured' to the walls36, see Figs. 12 and 13. The springs 47 draw the roll 22 downwardly or toward the primary feed roll 21 and thus yieldingly retain the two rolls in proper frictional contact with the tally strip to.

insure the proper feeding of the latter as the rolls are rotated by mechanism to be described.

It is desirable to c fect a separat-ion of' the rollsl 2l and 22 to facilitate the initial threading of the tally strip, aswellvas to permita considerable portion of the tally strip to be drawn rearwardly by hand and independently of the tally 'feeding mechanism when desired. This end is accomplished by what may be termed a feed roll adjusting frame 48 of approximately in-A verted U-shape to. provide `end plates 49 pivotally attached at 50 to the side plates 37 and across bar 51 connecting the side plates.

'and equipped with a finger piece or handle 52'by means of which the frame. 48 may be swung to either of two positions indi# `V` catedin Fig. 13. v

In the normal position of the frame 48, shown in full lines in Fig. 13,'the trunnions 45 ofthe upper feed roll 22jare received -by notches or rests 53 in the upper edges `o t" the side plates 49 and thus' prevent swinging movement ofthe frame 48.- Inadvance of f thenotches or rests 53 and' disposed in a .somewhat 'higher plane are other notches or. seats 54 formed in the fupper edges of the plates 49, It will be-seen, therefore, that if.

the frame, 48 is swuiig back from the posi? tion -shown in full lines in. -Fig. 13 to the position indicated in-dotted lines said gure, the trunnions 45 of the upper-feed t-he higher notches 54, the springs 47 opposing a yielding resistance to this elevation of the roll 22 and also serving through the inedium of the trunnions 45 to* retain the 'frame rroll 22 willbe elevated or cammed up.' into' Y flo 48 in its new position. Thus when the roll adjusting frame 48 is in its f orward or nor,- mal position, shown in full lines in Fig.' 13,

i the two feed rolls will be in coperativere- In rear of the feed rolls is disposed a rear.

Fig. 13, the llliperfeed roll will be elevated and the feed, rolls thus separated to facilitate the threading of the tally strip between the rolls or the rearward withdrawal vof a considerable portion of the tallyA strip by hand.

4To facilitate the severance of the printed portion of the tally strip, the -rear edge of the crossbar 51v of the roll adjusting frame 48 is .beveled or sharpened to forma cutter l55.alongwhich the tally strip may be drawn,

Thev rear tally Vframe 3G, like the front tally frame 27. is

as indicated'in Fig'. 12.

designed to be shifted laterally and for this reason a guide bar 56, sim'ilar'to the bar 34, is extended across the rearside of the frame 3 of the typewriter and secured in any suitv ablev manner, as.for instance `to plates 57 secured to foot brackets 58 which are 'commonly secured to the-back of the typewriter frame and engage the tracks`2, see Figs. 1

and The bar 56 thus constitutes va guide bar for the rear tally frame, being accommodated by openings'S) in the side walls of the latter. 'Y

Th tally feeding strip is fed step by step in the direction of line spacing ,by .what may be' termed a tally line spacey actuator 60 .in the forml of a levermounted to swing from an extension mechanism- The tally ioo` 61 of the bracket 11, see Fig. 6, and retracted by .a spring 62.secured at one end .to 'the bracket and at its oppositeend to thelever, as best shown in Fig. A2. As it is desirable that the machine be line spaced or advanced with reference .to the primary. work -sheet simultaneously with the` feeding ofthe tally'- strip past the'printin'g point of the Inachine, the actuator. 60 is provided as in 'the Ziegler application, heretofore mentioned, with a laterally i causes themachlne line space actuator 14- to l be operated whenever the tally vline 'space actuator 60 is operated, but as the arm 63 is located behind fthe lever 14, it will of course be understood that 'the machine line spacing mechanism can be 'operated without feeding or line spacing the tally strip. ,This relation of the machine line-spacing mechanism andthe tally line spacing is 'ias on thevlatter is made out, whereas itis onlyi (y .5 necessary to hne space thetally Istrip after;

each entry of bill totals.

While the relative arrangement A.of the two line space actuators let and 60, shown` inthe accompanying drawings, is substantially that of the two actuators of the Zieg ler construction, the mechanismoperated by the tally actuator 60 is'entirely unlike that heretofore proposed and constitutes one of the features of my invention. Inithe present instance the tally is fed rearwardly, as here` *tofore stated, by the rotation'of the feed rolls 21 and 22 and in order to effect this result it is simplynccessary to provide a suitable connection between the actuator and the primary feed roll 21 to cause, the necessary movement of the latter whenever theactnator is oscillated. To attain this end the roll' 21 which, like the roll 22, is faced with rubber or other suitable material, is splined on a shaft 6i afforded bearings in the plates 57 and extended entirely through the plate at the-right hand side ofthe machine (the left-'hand side of Fig. 3) and through the adjacent foothracket 58. At its. right -hand extremity the shaft 64 is provided with a knurledhead by means of which the shaftV and the primary feed Y Aroll 21 may be turned freely by hand. Ad-

jacent to the head 65 a ratchet wheel 66 is fixed to the shaft 64, see Figs. 3 and f), and between this ratchet wheel andthe head 65 a pawl carrier 67 is mounted to swing loosely on the shaft and carries -a pawl 68 designed to engage the ratchet, as shown' in Fig. 9, and to rotate the latter and the primary feed`roll one increment or st cp when the carrier 67 is oscillated.`

The outer end of the carrier 67 is .connected by a link 69 to an arm 70 extended from one end of a rock shaft 71 afforded bearings in ianges 72 and 73 bent rearwardly from a hearing plate 74 screwed to the rear side of the main machine frame 3.

.at its oppositeior outer end the shaft 71 is .proyided with'a second arm 75 connected by link 76 to the arm 77'ofa rock shaft 78 located at the front Aside ofthe machine and 'atlordcd bearings in the flanges of a bearing plate 79 secured to the frontof the main machine frame 3. At its opposite will be noted 'that when the actuator 60 is, drawn .forward the 'shaft 78 .will be rocked,

.and a similar rockingmotion will be communicated through 'the link 76 to the rear hrock shaft 71 which, through the medium of the arm 70 and theilin'k 69, will swing the pawl carrier 67 rearwardly, see Fig. 9, and thus cause the pawl' 68 by engagement with the rack' to rotate the shaft 64 and theprimary fe'edroll- 21. lfVhenl the actuf ator'60 is released 'itis' restored to normal position by the spring 62 and simultaneously the pawl- 68 is drawnback to engage the next tooth ofthe ratchet 66 preparatory to a repetition. of the tally feeding operation.

As heretofore stated, when the actuator 60 v is operated to rotate the'primary feed roll and thus feed the tally rearwardly, the arm A gage andopera'te the actuator 14 of the machine line spacing mechanism to effect a forward vfeed of the machine tothe next line space ofthe primary:work-sheet. In other words, theoperation of. the tally line space actuator 60 will eii'ect simultaneously a. rearward feed of the tally'sheet and-a forward feed ofthe traveling printing' mechanism .so that' the' printing mechanism will 63. extending from the actuator, 60, will en-I drop downtothe .next lower line space of the stationary primary work sheet while the feed of the tally sheet will present the next lower, line space thereof opposite the printing point. The machine and the tally strip move inl opposite directions-but the same result is effected-by each movemeut,.as

sin either case thenext lower line space-of the sheet, whether the rimary sheet or the d) in position for' the -reception ofthe next entry.

Attention is directed' to the somewhat inf tally. strip, is `presente directv connection between the actuator 60 and the primary feed roll 61. :This'indirect connection is necessitated by the fact that the carriage of the typewriter,travelsfrom end to end of'the frame 3 and :it is therefore necessary that the connections of the tally feeding mechanism be carried around the end of the machine-' frame so that thelink '76 for'instance will'not interfere with the printing, mechanism when 'theA carriage is moved a sniicient distance tothe right-'t0 Aprint at a point adjacent to the right hand side o f the platen.

The means for shifting tzc tally m50A and -out of operati/ve positiomlt has been explained that the frontand reartallyframes 27 and 36 are adjustabletransversely of the `platen along the bars 34and 56, the linel space shaft 7, whichpasses through the front frame, and the shaft 64, which passes through the rear lframeyalso serving to assist in the' supporting'and guiding of these frames-in their lateralfmovement. B'y-reavson-of this lateral 'shifting of the .tall-y supportsit is possible to shift'the tally into and out of arpred'etermined operative position, 'since `it will beseen thatfif, when the iallyl strip occupies the positionindicated in dotted linesin' Fig. 41, it overlies 'thel total columns ofthe bills or primary. work sheet it may be shifted tothe right to an inopl erative position beyond such total columns,

this lat-ter or inop'rative position being inf` dicated by the full line position of the tally in said figure.

In some cases the structure as thus far de scribed may be sufficient for all practical purposes, since the tally frames may be shifted independent-ly to the .desired posi-V tions and thus'sccured either by their own frictional engagement with the guide rods Aor by any other approved provision for their retention. I prefer, however, to connect the front and rear tally frames in a manner to insure their'lateral movement in unison so that under all conditions they will be in accurate alinement with the intervening portion of the tally extending parallel with ,the tracks 2. i

Since it is not desirable to have the frame connecting means extend over the platen lwhere it might possibly be struck by the printing mechanism,' `I prefer 'to provide front and rear rack bars 83 and 84, see Figs.

1, 2 and 3, secured at their inner or left hand ends to the front andrear tally frames and provided at their outer ends with toothed racks 85 engaging pinions 86'mounted at the oppositeends of a shaft 87, see Fig. 1, af-

forded bearings inthe outer or right hand ends ot the plates Bland 7 9. By this means, to-wit the rack bars 83 and 84, the pinions 86 and the shaft 87, correspondinglateral movement of the front and rear tally frames 1s insured by connecting .mechanism so .located as to oppose no obstruction in the path inner ends of the bars 88 and 84.-. In order to insure the location of the frames in corresponding positions relative to the two rack bars, the latter maybe provided with corresponding indications, as for instance notches 90, or any other desired form of graduation.

The manner of mounting and, guiding the rack bars may be varied within wide limits, but preferably "the rear bar 84 is passed through and aii'orded'a bearing inthe flange 72 of the plate 74 and said plate is provided with a headed stud 91 which actsas a guide for the rack bar immediately above the adjacent pinion 86. A

To insure the accurate positioning of the tally strip, when shift-ed quickly into or out of operative position, I mount upon one of .the rack bars,preferably4 the rear rack bar 84, a pair ofadjustable stops 93 and 94 which by contactig'with the flange 72 of the plate 74 limit the lateral movement of the tally strip in opposite directions. Since the two tally frames are'connected, the tally may be readily shifted by exerting slight pressure upon one side or the other of the front-tally fra-me4` but I prefer to mount a knurled thumb wheel 95 on the front end of the shaft 87, see Figs. 1 and 2. By rotating this thumb wheel in one direction or the other,'th e shaft 87 is correspondingly rot-ated and the pinions 86 engaging the rack bars 83 and 84 shift the latter longitudinally and-thereby shift the tally frames to present the tally strip either in or out of position for use. v

It will be'noted thatwhile the rack bars 83 and 84 and theshaft 87, together with the pinions 86, constitute connecting means for the front and rear tally frames, these elements also constitute a-"tally shifting mechanism wherebyl the Vrear tally frame vis shifted when the front frame is' moved by hand or whereby both frames are simultane'ouslyshifted a' corresponding distance when the thumb wheel 95 is rotated by the operator.

It is thought that from the foregoing, the construction and operation of the tally attachment and the means whereby the several stated objects ofthe invention are accomplished will be-clearly understood, but while the construction illustrated and .described is tho-ughtV at this time to be pref erable, I reserve the right to effect such variations 'of the illustrated structure as may come fairly within the scope of the protection rayed.'

at I claim is 1. The 'combination with a typewriting machine including a platen and printing mechanism, of a tally attachment including means for supporting the tally strip ir operative position, and means for shifting the tally strip supporting means relatiye t( the platen and transversely of the strip.

2: The combination'with a typewriting .machine including a platen and printing mechanism, of a tally attachment including means forfsupporting the tally strip ir postion to` be written upon, and means foi shifting said supporting means to move th( tally strip laterally to a different positior relativeto the platen.

3. The combination with a platen anc printing mechanism, of a tally attachmen4 including strip' supporting means,` mean:

`for feeding the vstrip endwise, and mean:

for ,shift-ing said strip supporting' mean: tiansversely of the strip and relative to th p aten. p

s. The combination -with. a platen an( printmg mechanism-,of a tally attachment including a pair of frames laterally shiftable to displace the tall;7 from the printing position, and tally strip carriers mounted'in strip in' position to be printed upon, means connecting the frames to compel .the saine to" move together, and means for vetfecting a line Aspace feed of the strip.

' The combination'-witli a platen and printing mechanism, of a pair' of supporting frames sh'ittable relative tothe platen parallel with the lines of writing,.carriers mounted in the frames to support a paper strip in position to be printed upon, means ing the paper str ip end\vise. 'i'. The combination with a platen and printing mechanism, ot' a pair of support-- ingframes shiftahle relative lto the platen,

for shifting the frames, and means for feed- .rotary papersupports, mounted in th frames, and means for rotating one of the 7 rotary paper `supports to eliect the line space feed of a paper -sterip extended betweensaid support-s.

8. The combination with a platen andprinting mechanism, of a pair of frames shiitablel parallel to the lines oir-writing and" relative to the platen, means torcompelling the :trames to move in unison. rotary paper supports mounted in the frames,- and means for rotating one of the supports to effect the line space advance ofapzip-er strip extending between the supports.

9. The combination 'with a. platen 'and printing mechanism, of -a pair of shiftable paper supports, and means't'or shitting said snpportssaid means including -a shaftand rack and pinion mechanism between said shaft. and the paper supports.

1'0. The combination with a platen and printing' mechanism, of a pair ot' paper supports. and mechanism connecting the -supports and movable therewith, the 'connection between fthe supportsand said connecting mechanism being adiu'stable.

i1. The combination with a platen and printing mechanlsmp't a pan of paper sup# ports, rack bar's :id iustab'lv connected vto the supports, a sli-att, and' pinions'mounted on the-shaft and engaging the rack bars.

12. The combination with a platen and printing 'mechanisnn of paper supports between which a strip of paper is adapted to he extended. said supports being'.shiftalile'l parallel to theli'nos ot writing, and adjustable means tor limiting the shifting movement. ot said supports.

.printing mechanism, of a. pair ofsliiftable ports and ,shit'table therewith, means Jfor lcompelling the bars to move in unison, and coact-ing lstops'for limiting the movement of the bars.

14. The combination with a` stationary platen adapted to support a primary -werlc sheet., of printing mechanism movable over primary work sheet. a secondary work sheet -movable with the printing mechanism in the line space advance of the latter, and means for effecting a line space ad'ance ot` the.

to the line'- sp'aee advance of the printing mehanisnr 15. The combination with a stationary. platen and printing mechanism movablel 'thereov'erg of a tally attachmentincluding frontand rear tally carriers movable with lthe printing mechanism and adapted to support a work sheet extended between said carriers, and means for feeding the tallyv 'sheet .rearwardly.`

1,6. The combination with a typewriter including a "platen, a, movable frame and printing mechanism mounted on thetrainc. of a tall \"attachment Aincluding means for supporting 'a tallkvv strip, extending from front to rear. and means for simultaneousl)7 movi-ng the 'trame-forwardlyand the talli-Y strip rearwardly. i

lT. The 'combination with a platen and printing mechanism movable thereover,. o-t' a tall)T attachment including means for supporting a tall)7 strip in position to beprinted upon by the printing mechanism, means for' advancing the printing mechanism relative to the platen and for 'sinmltaneously moving. the tally strip rearwardly relative to the printing mechanism, and means for 'advancing the printing mechanism without effecting the rearward movement of the 'tally strip'. 18.. The combination with a platen and printing mechanism, of a tally attachmentJ i including means for supporting a tall)Y strip in position' to be printed upon. and line spac-` ing mechanism including two-iutuators, one of said actuators being operativeto advance ,the printing mechanism and the other of .said actuators being operative to'eft'ect a simultaneous forward movement of the printing mechanism anciv rearward movement 'of'. the tall)7 strip relative to the print-ing mechanism. 'i

19. .The combination with a typewriting machine including a frame, printingmeehanism-anda. platen. of a tally' attachment vincluding a pair of' laterally' -shit'talole tall.)l frames. a tally roll mounted in one frame feed rol'lsmonntedin the otherframe, and means for operating the feed rolls to'with- 13. The combination with a 'vplateirand draw the tally strip from the tally rollpaper supports, barsextended from the suptheplaten to line space the writing on said l secondary work sheet in a direction opposite 20. The combination With a typewritng machine, 'of a tally attachment, including connected laterally shiftablel frames, a tally roll mounted in one frame, feed rolls mount# ed in the other frame, and means foroper'ating a feed' rollto 'effect line spacing S-move- 'ment of a tally strip led between the fee rolls from the tally roll.

21. 'lhe combination with a typewriting machine including a platen, printing mechanism and line-spacing mechanism, of a tally attachment including tally supporting means engaging the tallyfat different points in the length thereof with theintermediate poition of the tally .disposed opposite theV -xvriting line of the platen, and mechanism operative to shift the tally supporting means relative to the platen and in a directionparallel to the lines of Writing to displace the tally laterally from a predetermined position. v i

22. The combination with a typewriting machine, including. a stationary platen, a

machine frame movable thereover, and printing mechanism carried bythe frame, ofV

a tally attachment including front and rear carriers.supported` by the, frameA inl f-rontl and rear thereof to sustain a talLy strip led under the printingmechanism, and tally shifting -inechanismcarried by the fra-me and operative to shift the tally laterally into and out of position for use.

23; The vcombination with a typewriter, A

including a `frame, platen and printing' mechanism, of a. tally attachment, supported 'exclusively by the frame and inciudingfron and-rear tally carriers, means for supportin,

said carriers from the frame,`and shiftin mechanism operative to shift the c arriei to displace the tally strip from normal posi tion; a

24:. The combination with a type-Writin Vmachine, including a frame, carriage, an printing mechanism, of a tallyv attachmei:

mounted Aexcli'lsively on the frame of ltli typewriter andincluding front and rea tally lcarriers between which a tally strip led, jsaid carriers being movable in uniso to shiftV the tally stripVtranSVerSely, an shifting mechanism operative to shift tl carriers. y a Y 25.-'Thev combination with atypewritin -machine including a stationary platen, frame movable longitudinally thereof, a ca -relative to the frame.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signatu in presence o two witnesses.

- .GEORGE F. WATT.

Witnesses:

HARRY W. QRoUsE,

R. U. HOFFMAN. 

